Mar 25Woman, Behold thy son!Woman, Behold thy son! In the words of Sophia Petrillo, house mother and matriarch of Dorothy, Rose and Blanche on the Golden Girls, “Picture it, the outskirts of Jerusalem, City of Peace, sometime around the first century.” The only problem with the set up for this scenario is that peaceful…5 min read
Mar 15Verily I say unto thee…Verily I say unto thee… Checking in…How are you guys holding up thus far into the Lenten journey? There’s a lot going on all around us and some of us may remember the Calgon commercial from the 80s with the marketing tagline, “Calgon, Calgon! Take me away.” A couple weeks…Lent4 min read
Mar 7Father, forgive them…Father, forgive them… Welp, it’s Lent and most of the high church crowd made it through the Great Litany yesterday. Whew chile…I forget how long it is and I got in three good yawns, AND…it’s chanted. Anyway, as promised, we’re delving into the 7 last words of Jesus for this…Hope4 min read
Mar 2The Lenten Jump OffThe Lenten Jump Off How is it Ash Wednesday already? I feel like we were just in the throes of Christmas and those first couple weeks into the new year when it seemed that EVERYBODY was getting the Rona. I gotta admit, I was shook, running from Rona like it…Ash Wednesday3 min read
Feb 2HBCU alertHBCU alert You know, I said that I wasn’t going to blog until Lent. I was just gonna sit up, get my mind right and go from there. A blogcation of sorts. But then the events of yesterday where over a dozen HBCUs received bomb threats, compelled me to get…4 min read
Jan 24Jesus! Where yo’ daddy at?Jesus! Where yo’ daddy at? I don’t have a TikTok account. I don’t find my life to be that exciting to Tik about or whatever they do. My friend Keysha has been on me for a year now about getting a TikTok. I am honestly glad that I have not…Inspiration4 min read
Jan 6By another wayBy another way Welcome to the season when people don’t know when to stop saying “Happy New Year!” Is there a cutoff date? Because y’all are not going to “Happy New Year” me through MLK on up to Mardi Gras season and Ash Wednesday. I trust that you all had…4 min read
Dec 24, 2021I know that my Redeemer livethI know that my Redeemer liveth Welp, I hate to break it to you. This is the last blogpost in my Messiah Advent series. I hope that you’ve enjoyed them. No worries. My writing will take a shift towards Christmas. No spoiler alert. …4 min read
Dec 22, 2021Rejoice Greatly O Daughter of ZionRejoice Greatly O Daughter of Zion My last couple of years in the classroom as a teacher, when my students would get my attention and ask a question, I would sometimes say to them; “Yes, daughter of Zion.” Disclaimer, I taught at an all-girls school. I’m not sure where I…Advent4 min read
Dec 21, 2021For Unto Us a Child is BornFor Unto Us a Child is Born Hands down, For Unto Us a Child is Born is my FAV piece from Messiah. I equally love Handel’s version and Quincy Jones’ adaptation from Messiah Soulful Celebration, which encompasses rap, ragtime and gospel, as well as choral vocals from Sounds of Blackness…Advent4 min read